Duplex tracker-board for automatic musical instruments.



M. CLARK. DUPLEX-TRACKER BOARD POB. AUTOMATIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.

APPLIGATION I'ILBD MAY 31, 1907. BENEWED MAY 25,1908` Patented May 11, 1909.

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' vDUPLEX TRACKER BOARD FOR AUTOMATIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.

APPLIUATION FILED MAY 31, 19 07. RBNEWBD MAY 25,1908.

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APPLIOATION FILED MAY a1. 1907. EBNEW'BD MAY 25,1908.

Patented May 11, 1909.

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APPLIOATIUN FILED MAY 31, 1907. BENEWED MAY 25,1908.

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M. CLARK.

` DUPLEX TRACKER BOARD FOR AUTOMATIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.

APPLIUATION FILED MAY a1, 1907. Rmmwzn MAY 25,1903.

921,639. 1 Patented May 11, 1909.

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DUPLEX TRACKER BOARD FCR AUTOMATIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 31, 1907. BENEWED MAY 25,1908.

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respects, a modification in which the tracker The tracker board comprising the tracker` mouthpiece, 1, andthe remainder which may be distinguishedfrom the mouth-piece as the tracker-duct-board, 1, may be a unitary structure, as in Figs. 1 to 9 incluslve; or for.

certain purposes 'the tracker mouth-piecemay advantageously be separa-te from the tracker-duct-board and connected with the latter by tubes, as shown in Fig. 13.' This inl vention will be described primarily with reference to the unitary form of the tracker board.

The tracker mouth-piece has two separate seriesof duct mouths, the upper or rear series, A, beingcu't on a narrower scale, as, for example, one-eighth of an inch between centers of duct mouths. The lower or forward series, B, parallel with the first, has the duct mouths spaced .on a .wider scale, or substantially one-sixth of an inch between centers of the duct mouths. The two series of duct mouths, A and B, occupy substantially the same distance lengthwise of. the tracker mouth-piece. From each series the ducts areled out through the side ofthe tracker board, those of the series, A, being led out through the upper or rear'side of the board, and those of the series, B, being led out through the lower or forward side; and in order to obtain adequate space for connection with the customary tubes, 2, 2X and 3, (leading from the upper and lower series respectively) the laterally outleading ends of the ducts are distributed in staggered arrangement in three groups, sov'that there are formed three rowsof mouths, the-intervals between consecutive mouths of each row being thus rendered nearly double the distance between centers of the duct mouths themselves in the tracker edge. I do not limit myself to any particular number of rows or to this particular eX- corresponding to pedient for obtaining space for the tubes. I adopt it and' show it in this instance because it is a familiar and practical expedient for obtaining space for this .or any other purpose.

Upon theI lower face of the tracker-ductboard thererisap'plied a valve bar, apertures 'corresponding lto and adapted to register with the 4out-leadin duct mouths of the'A lower series, B,-tha.t 1s to say, when the said valve A'strip is suitably located for such registration,-said strip being adapted, however, k' positionto act as a valve for closing allsaid duct mouths;-

vided into three groups,a middle group the 58 middle lnotes or a vthree at one side and four 4, having by displacement from. registering The apertures of this valve" `bar, for convenience of reference, are dionly the'middlegrou tration, and that similar displacement lontotal range indicated vby reference.4 character, 4a; lateral groups next outside of this middle group corresponding to the seven additional notes up to 65,.-that is to say, at the other,-in dicated by the reference character, 4b, and extreme outer lgroups corresponding to the remaining 23 notes from 65 up to 88,-that :lsto say, e'leven at one side'and twelve at the other,indicated by the reference character, 4:2. To the middle set, 4ta, the flexible tubes, 3, are connected, and it may be understood that these tubes lead to the primary pneumatics of a pneumatic action conventionally indicated at C for operating playing devices in a well understood manner, neither said primary pneumatics nor any portion of said pneumatic action being' illustrated in detail in theN drawings. outer,--that is to say, the lower,-face of the principal valve bar, t, there are applied over the right-and-left end portions secondary valve bars, 5, 5, which are connected togetherby a tie bar, 5X, so as to operate as an integral or unitary device. These valve bars, 5, have apertures corresponding and adapted to register with the apertures, 4" and 10, convenience oflreference -are indicated in two groups 5b, corresponding to the apertures, 4b and 5c, corresponding to the apertures, t?, of the valve bar, l. To l,the apertures, 5b," theflexible ducts, are connected for leading tothe primary pneumatics, of the pneumatic action conventionally shown at C. To the outer,-that is, the lower,- side of the supplemental valve bars, 5, covering the entire group of ports, 5c, there are applied secondary valve bars, 6, 6, having' ports, 6C, corresponding to and registering -with the ports, 5, of the valve bars, 5, and

having the flexible ducts, 3, 'leading from them at the outer side to the pneumatic action, C, thus completing the entire set of flexible ducts, 3, from the tracker ducts of the-wider spaced set, B. v

It will be seen that the valve bars, 4, 5 and 6,. may be` so adjusted relatively to each other and to the tracker bar as to open communication through the entire set of ducts, 3; also that when so set, the displacement' longitudinally of the valve bar, 6, a distance a little more than'the diameter of the apertures, 6c and 5,ffwill cut olf conimunicat-ion of the outerv end portions of the ducts downto number' 65, cutting off, that is Upon the of the principal valve bar, l, and forY to say, vtwelve ducts at ene end and eleven ducts at the other end; and that similar longitudinal displacement ofthe valve bars, 5, bringing their apertures,.5, back into vregistration with the apertures, 6G, but out of revistration with the apertures, 4C, will cut oile the ducts between 58 and 65, leaving of 58 ducts inregisgitudinally of the valve bar, 4, brin ing its ducts back into registration With t ose ot vthe valvebars', 5 and 6, Willcut oit all the ducts of the entire series,` B. The means for thus moving the several valve bars will be hereinafter'described.

Upon the upper or rear surface of the tracker bar there is mounted a principalvalve bar, 7, corresponding to the principal valve har, 4, havingI apertures adapted to I'e ister with, andupon displacement to cnt o the outleading mouths of the tracker of series A. For convenience of reference, theseapertures are referred to in three roupsff 7'al being a group of 7 0 at the midd e part of the total range, and 7b being two groups, one 'at each end of said, middle group, including 9 in each group,-a total of 18,-;-making,

together With the middle group,v 88 notes, and having,'theret`ore, a total range equal to the range of the entire setbf ducts, B;

thirdly, the outer groups, 7 c, 14 each,-28in nih-being the excessof the number of the serirs of ducts, A, above the number of series B. Outsider-that is, upon thev upper surface, of the principal valve bar, 7, there are, covering the end portions of said bar,

two similarl secondary valve bars, 8, 8, having apertures, 8b and 8"", for registering With the apertures, 7b, of the. valve bar,"7, and

having outside'of these groups groups 'of apertures, 8, for registering Withthe apertures, 7, of the valve bar, 7 Flexible tubes, are 'connectedto the apertures,l7, ofthe valve bar, 7 and to the apertures, 8b, of the valve bar, 8 and are` joined to the corre lcut oit when the other is operative, as more particularly hereinafterl explained. From the ducts, 8, and 8b", flexible tubes, 2*, `lead to the primary pneumatics of an independent l neumatic action, conventionally `shotvn at foroperatihg an indep'endentset of playmg devices (not shown).

-It will be seen that the valve bar, 7 may be adjusted .so that all its ducts will register ywith the corresponding mouths ot' the tracker ducts of the series A, and thatwhen it is so adjusted-thevalve bMS 8 may be so ad' justed upon it as to register the ducts, 8"?,

an ,that when thus adjusted the entire 88 tubesr, -vvilll be-incomxnunication 'with the ;-i'niddle 8-8ftraker. duets, and that a con. "trollerfsheet cut onthe narrow scale for 88' ,otes'rwould `.corierate With these middle 88 .diijcts of the series IA forplaying, precisely as asimilar controller-'sheet for 88'notes cut. .4165

to 'the' Wider scale 4Will"coperat.e i with the of movement.

bars 'norma valve bar,

entire series-B when the valve bars upon the lovverside are adjusted to bring that series of ducts into action. It will be noticed by reference to the drawings that the apertures, 8 and 8*, are so situated that'they do not register With the a `ertui'es, 7b, when the apertures 8"' are` registered with the corresponding apertures, 7b, and-that therefore whenever the valve bars, -7 and 8, are adjusted for playing 88 notes under the control of a controller sheet cut for the narrower scale, the playing devices connected with. the tubes, 2*, will be outof service. But it will be observed that by moving the valve bars, 8, longitudinally to displace the ducts, 8b, from registration with the ducts, 7 b, the ducts, 8L` and 8, come int/o registrationwith the ducts, 7 b and 7, respectively, and that when this adjustment is made Whilethe bar, 7, is adjustedfor registering all itsapertures with the entire seriesof, tracker ducts A, not

only will the middle ducts of the'series A be in communication through the tubes,`2 with thesame set of playing devices which may, with proper adjustment, fbe operated from ducts of series B, but also the V-r emaix i ing '46 ducts, 23 at each end, of series A, will bein communication through the tubes, 2", with the second set' of playing-:devices designed for playing the melody or' solo, and

that -with a' controller sheet cut to the nar- 1 roWer scale with 116 lines of apertures, 7 0 at themiddle portion being devoted to the accompanimentand 23 at each 'end to the melody or solo,` -the instrument equipped \vith the tracker`devices shown and having tivo such sets of playing devices vvill lbe adapted to play with one set of-playingvdevices the accompaniment, and with; the other set the melody or solo, each part of the music being controlled by the corresponding' part of the 116 note controller sheet.

For operating the valve bars, 4, 5..,6, 7 andA 8, any convenient mechanical expedients may be emplo-yed, and those illust-rated arc merely suggestive,

them is not intended to be restrictive. Each lbar ina-y be vprovided Witha spring," 10,l

it at one limit of its Arange (The two bars-5, 5,-6,-

tending to hold 8, 8, of eachpai'r, being'rigidly connecte d,`

are treated in this description one bai.)` Such spiin s being arranged toth'rust tlu` ly tothe-left hand, for example.' 4there may be mounted at that end inthe tracker orin fixed relation thereto'a rotary shaft, 11, having vcamfydisks,` 'one 4foreach in the planes 'of said barslrespectively. v .I

' All ,thedisks,' 12,13, 1'4,15and, 16. are

'tast on the shaft, 11, and 4atone position of' the' shaft they permit all lthe-valve bars toA standfat. theextreme. leftlhaud posi-tion to Which-they will be forced by their respectivespringe," as seen in Fig., 1, the position and the' description of 'apertures With those tion with of the valve bars respectively at this position of the 'cam shaft heilig' indicated in Figs. 1 and The disk, 12, is so formed thatupon rotation of the 'shatt through a certain angle, say 60 degrees, it thrusts the bar, 4, into position for registration of its ol series B of the tracker board, and from that point, the cani disk being concentric, any further rotation vdoes not displace the valve bar from that position, but holds it thus registered. At this position the 5S middle apertures of series A will be in service, the'movement ot the bar, 4, having' etlected the registration oi all its apertures with the tracker bars,

but thereby having cut registration of its apertures, 4th and LLC, with the next bar, 5. The cam disk, 13, is so formed that the portion which is operative against the valve bar, 5, during the first (S0 degrees of rotathe cam shaft is concentric and does not move that valve bar, but the next G0 degrees is eccentric to an extent sui'iicient to thrust the bar, one step longitudinally so as to restore the registration of all its apertures with those of the bar, et, and thereby With the tracker bar, thus bringing vinto service the two groups of notes, seven in all, at t-he opposite ends of the middle group ot 5S. The cam disk, let, is formed concentric for the first 12() degrees of its contactwith the valve bar, G, so that that bar is not moved during the actions thus far described, but in the next G0 degrees of this disk its eceentricity is such as to thrust the bar, G, longitudinally to register its apertures with those' ot' the bar, 5, thereby bringing into service all the tracker ducts of series B. l During` all this action the cam disks, 15 and 16, have been operating by concentric portions of their periphery against their respective valve bars, 7 and 8, so that said valve bars have 'eniained in position cutting ott' communication of the into registration, not

entire series A of tracker ducts. ln order to bring this set of ducts into service when the instrument is being used with a controller sheet cut to the narrower scale, the cai'n shaft will be rocked back to starting point, thereby closing all the ducts of series B." Its movement through GO degrees to the lett from the starting point causes the first eccentric portion of the cam disk, 15, operating against the valvebar, 7, to` thrust it longitudinally for registration of its ducts with the corresponding mouths of the tracker ducts of series A; and in this movement, as already explained, not only will the apertures of the group, 7a, be brought into service, but Aalso the 1S apertures, nine at each end, oi the group 7b, will be brought only With the mouths of the tracker ducts, but also with the apertures, 8b, of the valve bar, 8, so that by this adjustment the 88 middle ducts Will be periphery in brought into seryice for playing 88 -note music cut to the narrower scale, the remaining -ft ducts`23 at each end-being covered by the valve bars, S, whose apertures, 8 and 8", will be out of registration with the corresponding apertures, 7 b and 7, of the valve bar, 7. In the ynext 60 degrees rotation of the rock shaft to the left the eccentric portion ot the cam disk, 16, operating against the valve bar, 8, will thrust it longitudinally so as to bring its apertures, 8c and 8"", into registration with the corresponding apertures, 7c and 7 h, of the valve bar, 7, cutting oli registration of the apertures, 8", with the corresponding apertures, 7", of said bar,

7, thus leaving in service in connection with one set of playing devices for the accompanimentthe 70 middle ducts of the series A, and bringing into service in connection With the independent action the 23 notes at each endtG in all-fro1n Which the flexible pipes, 2X, lead to such independent action. 'A dial plate, 18, is provided, over which an index finger, 19, on the shaft, ll, moves in the rocking ot the shaft to the various positions stated, and at the several points at which it should be halted for registration for the several purposes above stated, the particular purpose or result effected by its setting at such points is noted on the dial,

and the operator is thus instructed as to the adjustment to make for each of said purposes.

For the purposes of the various adjustments of the valve'bars'on the duct board on which they are mounted, it is obviously immaterial Whether or not that duct board is the tracker board; that is, whether its edge is the mouth-piece over which the controller sheet travels for coperation with the ducts.

'And for these purposes, such duct board may be at any otherposition, provided its `ducts are connected with the duct mouths ot the tracker mouth-piece. In Fig. 11, I have shoivn the tracker mouth, E, as a part distinct from the tracker-duct-board, F, the connection of the tracker duct mouths to a tracker ductof the tracker-duct-board being made by flexible tubes, G.- The several valve bars in this Aform are identical in operation and relative position with those of the other form, differing only in size, the advantage of thusseparating the tracker mouths and the tracker-duct-board being that the latter'can be extended, it desired, to the full length -of the manual or of the pneumatic action chamber. No further description of these forms is therefore necessary; but` it will be noticed -thatthe necessity for mounting the,valve-bar-operating devices on -the tracker-duct-board is avoided when said duct board is separated from Athe tracker mouth-piece, so that lthe latter can be adjusted longitudinally alone for such purposes as transposition.

'board having two series of ducts leading to diiiierent areas ot' theboards surface; separate valve bars' for the tivo series of ducts f having apertures adapted to register with the ducts at said areas respectively; iexible tubes connectin a definite number of apertures of one v a ve bar with the correspond-` ing apertures'fo' the other bar and With a' pneumatic action,l said lvalve bars being adapted to be movedfor cutting off and opening 'communication of tl'ie.,respective- `series of duct-s with said pneumatic action.

-2. Inran automatic` music-playing instrunient, incoi'nbination With'"the tracker duct boards having tWo series of ducts'o'f diereiit number leading to different areas of vvbars for the-tivo series having apertures tures adapted lto register with the remaining' ladapted to registerrivth the. ducts at such areas respectively, .and corresponding in number to 'the respective series of ducts;

lflexible tubes connecting a definite portion of the Whole number of the apertures of the valve bai' having the greater number'With the lcorresponding apertures of the other bar and with a pneumatic action; said .valve bars being adapted to be moved for cutting oj and opening-communication of the respectiveseries of ducts With said pneumatic action; a secondary valve bar having aperaperturcs of the principal'valve bar having the greater number, and flexible tubes leading from the apertures ot' said secondary Avalve bar to a second pneuinaticaction.

'3. lnan automatic music playing instrunient` in combination `with a tracker ductboard having a series of ducts oliening to the surface oll the board a 'valve bar having apertures adapted to register with tlie ducts at said surface; means for moving it for registration or non-registration of' its said apertures; flexible tubes-leading Ytrom a definitenumber ofapertures oF said valve bai` for connection with a; pneumatic action;

asecoiidpvalve bar having tivo apertures for each ol' a delinite group oil a pci-turcs ofthe -iirst bar, constituting tivo sets adapted to' llexible tubes leading from the other set ot apertures ot' the second bar lor connection vwith a separate pneumatic action, and.

means for moving said second bar for alternative registration of its two sets of apertures with the apertures of said group ofthe irst bar. y

4. Tnl an automatic mi'isic-playing instrument, in combination with the tracker duct board-having tivo series of ducts of different number leading to two dilierent areas of the boards surface: separate principal valve bars for the tivo series having apertures adapted to register ivitli the ducts separately and corresponding-in number to the respectii e series of ducts; flexible tubes conv' ada'pted 'toeonrletit them with the pneumatic actio'nfh said princi all valve bar being ber oit apertures of gtlie lattery bar; andatlapted to be inved or cutting off and openf ingceniinnriication of the respective series of `With said pneumatic action; a secthe boards surface; separate prin-cipal valve i bndary valve bar having apertures adapted 'to register .With the remaining apertures of Mregistration of its tube-connected apertures with those of the principal valvey barjon will the remaining apertures of said secondary `valve bar and for closing` the remaining apertures' of the principal valve bar having the greater number.

inent,. in' combination with. a tracker duct board having two series of ducts of different lnum-ber leading to di'lier'ent areas of the boards surface; separate principal valve lbars lor the tivo series having apertures adapted. to register with the ducts at said areas respectively, one or more secondary valve bars on each' of the principal valve bars having apertures for registration with definite numbers of the corresponding apertures of said principal bars respectively;

ing apertures ol the principal valve bars which are not covered by a secondary valve inaining uncovered' apertures of the principal valve having the greater number With the corresponding apertures of the secondary v'alve bar which is on the other principal valve bar; flexible tubes connecting the remaining apertures of the last-mentioned secondary valve bar with the corresponding .apertures oi? the other secondary valve bar, all said flexible tubeslbeing adapted for connieans for operating said. slide valve .bars

5. In an automatic music-playing instrutlcxible ducts connecting certain correspond-- bar; like {lr-.xible ducts connecting any refor registration or non-registration at i;iill.`lv

Which it is mounted, andineansfor closing nection `with the pneumatic action, and

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lnl an automatic music playing instrument, in combination with a trackeigduct board having two series of ducts leading to different areas of the boards surface; said series having different numbers of ducts; a group of valve bars for each series mounted one upon another, the first or principal valve bar being mounted on the duct board, covering and having apertures for registering with the ducts thereof respectively, each succeeding valve bar covering and having apertures for registering 'with a part only of the apertures of the preceding bar; flexible tubes connecting all the uncovered apertures of the group of bars for the less numerousl series with the corresponding uncovered apertures of the other group and adapted for connecting the connected ducts ot' b oth series with a pneumatic action; flexible ducts connected tothe remaining uncovered apertures of said other group adapted for connecting them with a separate pneumatic actionand means for moving the bars of both groups separately Jfor registration and non-registration of their apertures with those of the contiguous bars and duct board. y

7. ln an automatic music playingr instrument, in combination with a tracker duct board having a series of ducts; a plurality of valve bars mounted one upon another, each bar after the first covering and having apertures for registering with a part only of the apertures of the preceding bar, the first valve bar being mounted on the duct board covering and having apertures for registering with all the apertures ot' the series; flexible tubes connected with the uncovered apertures of the several bars, and means for moving the bars separately for registration and non-registration ot' their apertures with those of the contiguous bars and duct board.

8. In an automatic music playing' instrument, in combination with a tracker duct board having two series of ducts of different number leading to different areas of the b'oardssurface; a group of valve bars mounted one upon -another for each series of ducts, the inner b ar of each group being mounted upon' the duct board and having apertures for registering with all the duct mouths thereof, each bar atter the first covering and having apertures for registering with a part only of the apertures of the pre ceding bar-of the group, the outer bar of the group for the more numerous series of ducts having two sets ofv apertures corresponding to a limited group of apertures of the next inner bar; iiexibl'e tubes connected with all the uncovered apertures of all the bars of both groups, the tubes trom the uncovered apertures-of the principal bar of the more numerous series being connected withA the tubes from the corresponding apertures of the other series, the remainder of the tubes of said other or less numerous series being' connected with one of the sets of tubes from said limited group, all the tubes connecting the corresponding ducts ot'v the two series being provided with connections for one pneumatic action, and all the tubes extending from one series only being adapted for connection with another pneumatic action.

9. lu an automatic music playing instrument, in combination with a tracker board having two series oi ducts leading to different areas or' the boards surface; valve bars for the two series having` apertures to register with the ducts at'said areas respectively mounted upon the tracker board, and means also mounted on the tracker board for moving the valve bars for opening and closing the ducts.

l0. ln an automatic music playing instru- .ment, in con'ibination with a tracker board mounted upon the tracker board for con trolling separate groups of the ducts, and I means also mounted on the tracker board tor moving said valve bars separately for opening and closing thc respective groups of ducts.

ll. In an automatic music playing'instrument, in combination with the tracker board, a plurality of valve bars mounted one upon another,l the inner bar being mounted upon the duct board and having apertures tor registering with all the ductmouths thereof, each bar after the first covering and having apertures for registering with a part only of thei apertures of the preceding bar; flexible tubes connecting the' uncoveredapertures of all the bars for communication with a pneumatic action, and means mounted on the trackerbar-for moving said valve bars separately for registration and non-registration of their apertures` 12; ln an automatic music playing :instru- I group covering and having apertures forv registering with a part only of the apertures of the preceding bar; tlexlble tubes V`connected to the uncovered apertures 'of all thebars for leading to a pneumatic act1on and means mounted on the tracker'bar'for n'ioving the several valve bars each independently of the remainder for registration and non-registration of its apertures.

13. In an automatic music playing instrument, in combination with a tracker boardA having ducts opening to the surface of the 18C board; a plurality ofvalve bars supported on thetracker board for controlling the ducts in groups; a rotatable shaft also mounted on the tracker board transverse to the movement of the valve bars, and means -cnthe shaft for actuating the several valve bars by the rot-ation of the shaft. y

- 14. In an automatic-music playing instrument,- in combination with a` tracker board mounted for adjustment bodily endwise; a plurality of valve barsl supported on the tracker board havingapertures for registration with the 'ducts thereof Vand movable 1 separately ,for closing and opening the ducts v in groups, and means mounted on the 'tracker board for operating such valve bars.. 15. ln anautomatic music-playing instrument, in combination With a tracker-board having 'two'series of ducts leadingto ports in' areas of the boards surface facing in different directions, bars mounted for bearing respectively upon said areas having aperturesdisposed therein for registration with the duct ports at said areas respectively. 1 y 16. In an automatic music-playing instru- Iment,i1'1l combination with a tracker-board having Itvvo series of ducts lea'din to areas of thelboards surface facing indi rections, bars mounted for bearing upon said two areas having apertures disposed and spaced therein for registration with the duct ports at said respective areas, said bars and duct board being relatively positioned so thatonly one-of the bars at a time has itstures disposed and s aced to register with 'the duct `ports at sai respective areas, and means for relatively adjusting said bars and -trackerboard to register the apertures of fthe bars with the duct'ports of the tracker board, one bar at a time.

In testimony whereof, my

I have hereunto Vset hand, 1n the'presence of two Witnesses,

at Chicago, Illinois, this 18th day jofajMay,

y MELVILLE CLARK.

' .Inthe presence of-`- M. GER'rRUDE ADY,

erent di- J. S. ABBOTT. 

